picking and choosing
Taking only some
Picking and choosing is a gerund phrase that characterizes a process of selection where particular attention or care is taken to make a good choice, or to choose the best option for a particular purpose.
- selectCarefully pick from options
- prioritizingOrdering by importance
- weighing optionsConsidering alternatives carefully
- pros and consFavorable and unfavorable points
- favoringShowing partiality toward
playing favorites · shopping · window shopping · discriminating · curating · preferring · narrowing down · judgment · evaluation · voting · hesitation · comparison · trial and error · hiring · indecision · bias · elimination · emphasizing
decision-making flexibility
picking and choosingmaking do
Using available resources adequately
settling · take it or leave it · submitting · acquiescing · lumping it
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